posted August 28, 2012 01:29 PM            

Couple nights ago, dreamt of a small spider creeping across the floor to hid in a dresser. My mom asked dad to kill it, but he missed it. Then the larger mother spider crept out, not menacing just walking about. This time dad did catch it but instead of killing it, he placed it in a glass tank/cup to keep as a pet.

Suddenly the images changed to just my mother & I smongst her coworkers. They were working in a factory and I was visiting for some reason. I recall I had quit my job (very unlikely in waking life as I love my job) to try my luck in a new career field. The factory felt unstable w a lot of snow or rainy weather and inadequate ceiling. like a lot of water on the floor & a feeling like this is not where I belong.

Suddenly, a magnificant white tiger w no stripes leaps inside from the gapping ceiling. Everyone is afraid but I am not. Im in awe of the beauty of the tiger and amazed at how she got in and how the worjers didnt forsee sonething would come in w the ceiling being wide open.

I awoke feeling the spider symbol is a message as it keeps coming up. Amazed by how the tiger just jumped over me and on its way, and I felt no fear while all else did. I wonder if the tiger was a totem as she seemed powerful but not attacking.

I have been making new progress and growth on my spiritual path this year. Ive always felt more spirirually inclined towards pagan ways vs organized religion, but had stopped going on this road as my childhood religious upbringing would block me. Not sure if this is relevant just thought to add it. Im really intrigued by the white tiger symbol. For some reason I dont feel the spider is an enemy as commonly portrayed in dream dictionaries.

posted August 28, 2012 04:05 PM            

Snow is affliction,<--(I just heard "When the walls come tumbling down. Mellencamp song).

A leaky roof and water on the floor is a sign of bankruptcy, situations slowly deteriorating into bankruptcy, not something that happens suddenly. It is a result of neglect over an extended period, consistently.

Watching a Tiger is "family fortune". Curiously, your tiger did not have stripes. Stripes make the tiger but yours had none. I wonder what that means? A White Tiger is a Bengal Tiger born of first degree incest (brother-sister, father-daughter, mother-son). Interestingly, one of the key symbols in my project is a "White Tiger". I know what it means as it pertains to my project, and I understand what a Tiger means in a dream when you are "watching" it as you were but one without stripes intrigues me and I'm going to ponder this a bit. I'll let you know if I come up with anything.

posted August 28, 2012 06:54 PM            

My parents live very confortably, but have wasted much fortune gambling. Maybe my worries over this vice of theirs came through in the dream, like the factory (symbol for dad's business) has much potential but its all going towards feeding the vice. My feeling was I didnt want to be there, and yes I am not fond of gambling at all.

posted August 28, 2012 09:39 PM            

If the snow and the falling apart ceiling in the factory is your father's business then it is a clear indication of financial ruin for the business, and, yes, the spiders could certainly be your worry about their vises. I don't like gambling much either. I'd rather spend my money on something tangible, like shoes or clothes or even dinner but not gambling.

Maybe you can speak to your parents about your insights? Or maybe the dream is simply letting you know what is going to happen so you're prepared.

posted August 28, 2012 10:48 PM            

. I agree, gambling just isnt tangible enough for my tastes. I went to Las Vegas a few months ago, and gambled about $40 tops. My main reason for the trip was to sightsee and attend a musical production

posted September 02, 2012 11:45 AM            

Very interesting stuff.

While this particular dream does seem to involve the situation your parents are in and your relation to it, I am not so inclined to interpret the spiders and the white tiger as omens of fortune, etc. I see these symbols more as relating to your spiritual/psychological progress.

Concerning the spider symbol/image in general as applied to most of your dreams involving them, I believe they symbolize healing, fate, and destiny on a spiritual/psychological level. Spider symbology can be intertwined with these, especially when the spiders are dreamt of in a positive way. They are also connected numerologically with the number eight, tied with the same meanings. The various colors of the spiders and your awe towards them reflect the awakening of energies within yourself. It is indicated that your childhood beliefs are a barrier to your progress (someone tries to shoo the spiders).

The white tiger is an awesome image. A tiger is the highest expression of feminine energy, and white expresses newness. Taken together, I believe this white tiger symbolizes the emergence of power within you, a new (white) inner power (tiger) that is the result of the spiritual work you have been doing. This is why you were not afraid of it in the dream, because it is a part of you.

This power will help you deal with the situation concerning your parents.

In the particular dream you mention, I think the small spider represents you and the mother spider represents your mother. I think this dream reflects the differences between you and your parents, and also certain dynamics between your parents.

How do you feel about this?

Thank you for sharing your dream.

posted September 02, 2012 03:55 PM            

I had an outing with my parents earlier this week, and we discussed the gambling and business. They listened to my concerns, and it does seem as if the gambling is easing off a bit.

I do think the dream was partially about the dynamics/worry involving my parents, but mostly about my spiritual path. I have been doing a lot of chakra and aura work lately, and been returning to my spiritual side. I agree, my old childhood indoctrination is challenging to my path.

My mother instilled in me her orthodox guilt ridden perspective on the religion of my upbringing. For many years, I felt fear as my nature pagan inclinations were evil in mother's eyes. Apparently I remind her much of my grandmother, who in her eyes was a witch.

My father was more relaxed about religion, and never really bought into fear and guilt. He did however aagree with mother that paganism is evil and against God.

When I moved away from home, I continued my path away from my family religion and into exploring other forms of spirituality. As I dug into estoric subjects such as astorlogy, natural rememdies, and tarot the old fears planted by my mother, would lure me away.

I picked up my spiritual path again last year, and have felt many positive changers as the old fears/copnfusion are finally gone. I am finally feeling liek I am on the path to being who I really am, and it feels very liberating.